Air Force Men’s Downed By #57 Boise State at MW Championships

Air Force men's tennis dropped a 4-0 contest to #57 Boise State (18-10, 5-1 MW) at the 2024 Mountain West Men's Tennis Championships Wednesday afternoon at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Falcons, playing as the seven-seed, were eliminated from the championships and cap the season.

Boise State opened with the doubles point with win at No. 2 and 3. The match at No. 1 doubles between Arjun Kersten and Jack Brown vs.. Marquard/Sippel was tied at 4-4 when the Broncos clinched.

In singles, Boise State won at No. 5, 6 and clinched at 4. Kersten, who earned All-MW honors in singles and doubles, was up a set at No. 1 before Boise State clinched. AJ Moore and Alec Fritzinger were tied 1-1 at No. 2 and 3 singles before Boise State clinched.

Air Force is slated to return all but one player off the 2023-24 team. Senior Nick Vroman capped his career at Air Force, playing at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.

#7 seed Air Force vs. #2 seed #57 Boise State Results:

Singles competition
1. Sam Sippel (BSU) vs. Arjun Kersten (AF) 7-5, 4-4, unfinished
2. Jip van Assendelft (BSU) vs. AJ Moore (AF) 0-6, 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
3. James Van Herzeele (BSU) vs. Alec Fritzinger (AF) 4-6, 6-5, unfinished
4. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) def. Jack Brown (AF) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
5. Idriss Haddouch (BSU) def. Tyler Leaird (AF) 6-3, 6-2
6. John Chin (BSU) def. Nick Vroman (AF) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 5, 6, 4

Doubles competition
1. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Sam Sippel (BSU) vs. Jack Brown/Arjun Kersten (AFA) 4-4, unfinished
2. Jett Middleton/Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Tyler Leaird/AJ Moore (AFA) 6-2
3. Idriss Haddouch/Jip van Assendelft (BSU) def. Alec Fritzinger/Nick Vroman (AFA) 6-0
Order: 3, 2

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